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Penta Cup
The Penta Cup International (also known as the Novarat Trophy and Danubius Thermal Trophy) was an international figure skating competition in Hungary. It formed the Donaupokal (Danube Cup) along with Austria's Karl Schäfer Memorial. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels. In 1987, the competition was held in November. Senior medalists Men Ladies Ice dancing Junior medalists Men Ladies Ice dancing References {{Reflist, 1, refs= {{cite web , url= http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf , title= Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current , publisher= Skate Canada , pages= 119–120 , archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090920093849/http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf , archivedate= 20 September 2009 {{cite web , url= http://figures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skating Competition
A figure skating competition is a judged sports competition in figure skating. Types of figure skating competitions International International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU) are governed by the union's rules. Skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations. * ISU Championships: World Figure Skating Championships, World, European Figure Skating Championships, European, Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Four Continents, and World Junior Figure Skating Championships, World Junior Championships, as well as the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships, World Synchronized Skating Championships. * Figure skating at the Olympic Games * Senior invitational international competitions, such as the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. * ISU Challenger Series such as Nebelhorn Trophy, Ondrej Nepela Memorial, and Finlandia Trophy, started in the 2014–15 figure skating season, 2014-15 season. ISU decided to support a restr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a city and county, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,303,786; it is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celtic settlement transformed into the Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Lower Pannonia. The Hungarians arrived in the territory in the late 9th century, but the area was pillaged by the Mongols in 1241–42. Re-established Buda became one of the centres of Renaissance humanist culture by the 15th century. The Battle of Mohács, in 1526, was followed by nearly 150 years of Ottoman rule. After the reconquest of Buda in 1686, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracey Damigella
Tracey Damigella-Lohse (born 1969) is an American former competitive figure skater. As a single skater, she is the 1985 Grand Prix International St. Gervais champion, 1987 Novarat Trophy champion, 1985 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, and 1986 U.S. national pewter medalist. Personal life Tracey Damigella was born 1969 and grew up in Miramar, Florida, the daughter of Marion and Frank Damigella. She was raised with three siblings – Gail, Robert, and Toni. Her sister, Toni, competed in women's singles luge at the 1984 Winter Olympics. Damigella has a daughter, Sofia Goddard (born in 1999), with Scott Goddard, a marble granite contractor whom she married in April 1994 in Los Angeles. Now known as Damigella-Lohse, she resides in Cooper City, Florida. Career Damigella began learning to skate at the Polar Palace in Miami, Florida. She represented the United States in ladies' singles for most of her career. In February 1985, she won the junior silver medal at the U.S. Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonia Kwiatkowski
Tonia Sue Kwiatkowski (born February 12, 1971) is an American figure skating coach and former competitor. She is a two-time Winter Universiade champion, a winner of two silver medals on the Champions Series, and the 1996 U.S. national silver medalist. She finished in the top ten at two World Championships and competed in 13 U.S. Championships. Carol Heiss Jenkins and Glyn Watts were her longtime coaches. Kwiatkowski retired from amateur skating in 1998 and continues to be involved in the sport as a skater and coach. In domestic competition, she represented the Winterhurst Figure Skating Club based in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. Personal life Kwiatkowski was born on February 12, 1971 in Cleveland, Ohio. She graduated from Lakewood High School in Ohio. In June 1994, she earned a degree in communications and psychology from Cleveland's Baldwin-Wallace College. She was frequently lauded by television commentators for pursuing her post-secondary education while competing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlene Wong
Charlene Wong (born March 4, 1966) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 1981 NHK Trophy bronze medalist and competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics. She currently works as a figure skating coach. Personal life Charlene Wong was born on March 4, 1966, in Montreal. She has two older siblings, a brother and sister. Career Wong was coached from her early years by Helen Ann Shields and also received lessons from Tommy Litz, Barbara Roles, Kathy Casey, and Osborne Colson. In 1986, she joined Peter Dunfield and Sonya Dunfield who would coach her until 1990. Wong won five medals at the Canadian Championships — four silver and one bronze. She was selected to compete at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and finished 13th. She retired from competition in 1990. Wong became a coach in the United States. She has coached the following skaters: * Victoria Muniz * Amber Corwin * Mirai Nagasu * Caroline Zhang Caroline Zhao Zhang (born May 20, 1993) is an American figu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cindy Bortz
Cindy Bortz-Gould is an American former figure skater. She is the 1987 World Junior Figure Skating champion. Biography Bortz was born and raised in Tarzana, California, and is Jewish. She began skating at eight years old, and entered her first competition a year later. In 1985 she came in second in the Novice Level at the 1985 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. At age 14, 4-foot-8-inches tall and weighing 80 pounds, Bortz won the Junior Ladies gold medal at the 1986 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships, beating silver medalist Susanne Becher of West Germany. During the competition she became the first junior woman to successfully perform the difficult Triple Lutz. She then came in second to Jill Trenary at the U.S. Olympic Sports Festival. Bortz won the 1987 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, at 15 years of age, and the 1987 Prize of Moscow. That year Bortz was a U.S. National Team alternate. In 1988 she won the Novarat Troph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sachie Yuki
Sachie Yuki ( ja, 結城幸枝; born March 23, 1968) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She placed 5th at the 1983 World Junior Championships, held in December 1982 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Competing internationally on the senior level, she won the bronze medal at the 1983 Ennia Challenge Cup The International Challenge Cup (formerly the Ennia Challenge Cup and the Aegon Cup) is an annual figure skating competition generally held during the last week in February, up till the 2021 edition held in The Hague, Netherlands. Since the 2022 ..., silver at the 1983 Prague Skate, silver at the 1985 Prague Skate and bronze at the 1985 Danubius Thermal Trophy. She became a three-time Japanese national medalist, winning silver in 1985–86 and bronze in 1982–83 and 1984–85. Competitive highlights References {{DEFAULTSORT:Yuki, Sachie 1968 births Japanese female single skaters Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izumi Aotani
, meaning "spring" or "fountain", is a Japanese given name and surname. While a unisex name, it is more commonly used by women. It can alternately be written as , , , or . People with the name include: As given name * , actress * , stage name Minami Takayama, voice actress and singer *, Japanese actress *, Japanese sprint canoeist * , Tibetologist * , actress * , Japanese swimmer * , manga artist * , pianist * , manga artist * , actress and singer * , professional Go player * , former football player * , real name Kazuya Terashima, manga artist * , model and tarento * , real name Motohisa Yamawaki, Kyōgen actor * , founder member of the Japanese band Aion * Izumi Nakadai (born 1988), member of Bon-Bon Blanco * , United Nations official * , real name Sachiko Kamachi, singer * , real name Keiko Ishida, actress * , American anthropologist * , Japanese novelist and actor * , health scientist, founder of the Tabata protocol * , manga artist and illustrator * , manga artist * , actre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvonne Gomez
Yvonne is a female given name. It is the feminine form of Yvon, which is derived from the French name Yves and Yvette. It is from the French word ''iv'', meaning "yew" (or tree). Since yew wood was used for bows, Ivo may have been an occupational name meaning " archer". Yvonne/Ivonne is also a Spanish girl name. This name first arrived in England with the Norman invasion, along with variations such as Yvette and male versions of the same name. It was the most popular of all of these names, but would fall out of favor. It was reintroduced into English-speaking countries in the early 20th century, when it was very popular. It is currently 173rd in the United States popular names list, but is an uncommon name in younger generations. It has also lost popularity in France, where in 1900 it was the 7th most popular name. It is a popular Protestant name in Northern Ireland. Yvonne has several name days: May 26 in Sweden and December 11th in Ireland and Scotland. People This is a li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Hall (figure Skater)
Matthew Hall (born 1970) is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 1989 bronze medalist at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships as well as the 1989 Canada Games. He trained at the Mariposa School of Skating. Hall was one of the first elite level athletes to come out as gay ''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'. While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ... while still competing. He made his sexual orientation public in 1992. "The brief history of gay athletes", retrieved from espn.go.com August 31, 2006 Competitive highlights References * 1970 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zsolt Kerekes (figure Skater)
Zsolt Kerekes (born 1973) is a Hungarian figure skating coach and former competitor. He is the 1994 Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, a two-time Karl Schäfer Memorial silver medalist, and a two-time Hungarian national champion. Career On the ice from the age of five, Kerekes was coached by Mária Bogyó-Löffler from 1977 to 1984 and then by Cornel Munteanu through 1992. He was a member of Budapesti Korcsolyázó Egylet (Budapest Skating Club). Kerekes was coached by the Czakos in the 1993–94 season. After obtaining silver medals at the 1993 Karl Schäfer Memorial and Ondrej Nepela Memorial, he won his first senior national title and was named in Hungary's team to the 1994 European Championships. He placed 6th in qualifying group A, 8th in the short program, 16th in the free skate, and 13th overall at the event in Copenhagen, Denmark. At his next major assignment, the 1994 World Championships in Chiba, Japan, he finished 10th in qualifying group B, 17th in the short p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár (; german: Stuhlweißenburg ), known colloquially as Fehérvár ("white castle"), is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the regional capital of Central Transdanubia, and the centre of Fejér County and Székesfehérvár District. The area is an important rail and road junction between Lake Balaton and Lake Velence. Székesfehérvár, a royal residence (''székhely''), as capital of the Kingdom of Hungary, held a central role in the Middle Ages. As required by the Doctrine of the Holy Crown, the first kings of Hungary were crowned and buried here. Significant trade routes led to the Balkans and Italy, and to Buda and Vienna. Historically the city has come under Ottoman and Habsburg control, and was known in many languages by translations of " white castle" – hr, Stolni Biograd, german: Stuhlweißenburg, la, Alba Regia, ota, İstolni Belgrad, sr, Stoni Beograd, sk, Stoličný Belehrad. History Pre-Hungarian The place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
